Wire-fence tool.



W. KYLLONEN.

WIRE FENCE TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 19.15.

1,15%,Q4Q. Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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WILLIAM KYLLONEN, OF CAKES, NORTH DAKOTA.

WIRE-FENCE TOOL.

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[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM KYLLoNnN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Oakes, in the county of Dickey and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVire-Fence Tools, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in wire-fence tools, designed for use in the erection of wire fences, and similar structures.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a special tool to be used with a special form of staple and metallic post, in the erection of wire fences, by means of which the horizontal strands or wires of the wire fence are affixed to the uprights or posts of the fence. While I shall hereinafter confine the description of the invention to wire fences and their erection, it will be clearly understood of course that the invention contemplates use of the tool or implement in other connections with other similar structures.

The invention consists in certain novel features and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical applica tion of the principles of my invention, and I have illustrated one manner of using the tool.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a tool embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the tool of Fig. '1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the anvil of the tool. Fig. a illustrates a portion of the tool, in position after it has been manipulated to fix a staple to a post and attach the wire. Fig. 5 is a view illustrating in perspective, a staple and fence wire applied to a post by my device. Fig. 6 illustrates the special staple before it is applied to the post.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as illustrated in the drawings the tool is of the scissors type comprising the two jaws 1 and 2 with their shanks 3 and 4t pivoted at 5 on a rivet or bolt. The jaws are cut away at 6 6 to form a space therebetween, each jaw is provided with a Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted 1 246, 19j[5 Application filed April 24,

1915. Serial N0. 23,667.

head as 7, which is formed by turning up the material of the heads at right angles.

'sition to co-act therewith an anvil 9 is pivoted, the bolt or rivet 5 of the pivoted shanks serving as the pivot of the anvil which is provided with a perforated shank 10 through which the pivot bolt 5 is passed. The anvil is preferably triangular in shape, and one of the apices is fitted with a pin 11 passed through a perforation and fixed therein, but of suflicient length to project between the tool handles or shanks 3 and 4: to form an abutment for the purpose of re stricting the pivotal movement of the anvil, and hold it always in operative position with relation to the co-acting heads on the jaws. The operating face of the anvil is centrally recessed as at 12, the recess being curved, and the curved face of the recess is grooved as at 13. These grooves 13 are spaced in alinement with the grooves 8 of the aw-heads so that a groove in the curved face of the anvil may retain a staple while the pair of grooves 8 on the heads may ride down the ends of the wire staple let as will .be described.

The wire staple 14 which may be formed either by means of the tool of the invention or of stock pattern is to be afiixed to the slotted post 15 to attach the horizontal wire 16 by means of the tool. In use, the staple is first passed through the slot 17 in the post with the fence wire 16 held in the staple as indicated in Fig. 5.

The function of the tool is to turn the ends of the staple to the position shown in Figse and 5, and to this end, the tool is slipped over the edge of the flat metallic fence post 15, the closed heads at one side and the anvil at the other side of the post, and the heads 7 of the jaws are passed in between the ends of the staple 14: as shown :in dotted lines Fig. 4C. The fence wire 16 passes through the cut away parts 6 of the jaws and the staple is held snugly up against the wire 16 by the anvil which is pressed against the post so that the staple is partially embraced by one of the grooves 13 in the recess 12 of the anvil which fits around the staple head as in Fig. 4. The handles 3 and 4 are now grasped one in each hand and spread apart and the. jaws are thus opened on their pivot 5. As the jaws areopened, the outer faces of the: heads are brought into contact with the ends of the U-shaped staple and these ends are bent backvvardly as the heads ride them down against the face of the fence post. The grooves 8 in the heads engage the ends of the staple and prevent the ends from being turned out of line with each other, and

' these grooves 8 guide the ends of the staple whilethe grooves 13 in the anvil hold the head or bent end of the staple against 'nioveinent Inthis manner the ends of the staple Copies of this patentniay be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the 2. A tool comprising crossed, handles pivoted together and each formed with a jaw, integral'heads on the jaws turned at right angles thereto, and an anvil pivoted on the pivot of the handles formed with a curved face to c0,-act with said heads.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

WILLIAM KYLLONEN.

"Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D'. G. 

